Learn Photoshop: All of the Basics for Beginners We frequently publish posts on this blog that feature tutorials for learning how to do various things with Photoshop, but we have rarely focused on just the basics. This post is intended for designers or aspiring designers who either want to get started with Photoshop or have limited experience and are looking to improve. While there are plenty of great learning resources available online, it’s often difficult for beginners to know where to get started because everything seems to be scattered. With this post you’ll find links to plenty of resources to teach you all the basics and fundamentals of Photoshop. Most of the resources and tutorials listed in this post will focus on teaching one particular aspect of Photoshop, such as how to use a specific tool. Intro to Photoshop’s Tools and UI: The resources in this section will serve as an introduction for those who are new to Photoshop. The Photoshop Workspace (video) The Ultimate Guide to Customizing How You Work in Adobe Photoshop CC Filters
40 Really Useful Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials No matter you want to design a banner or logo, text effect is very important. Why? It is because a beautiful text effect on the banner or logo will attracts the visitor and also delivers a better message. There are tons of Photoshop text tutorials around us, but today we are going to pick the most 40 beautiful Photoshop text effect tutorials for our readers. You may or may not seen them before, but believe me, they are really useful, cool, beautiful and easy to follow tutorials. You may subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us in Twitter so that you can always receive latest news from us. 1. 2. A very nice wooden text effect tutorial in Photoshop presented by 10steps.sg. 3. 4. This tutorial will show you how to create the 3D text shape and give it a high quality metal look using pure Photoshop. 5. In this tutorial, the author shows you the process involved in creating this golden flame text effect with soft smoke texture in Photoshop. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
Photoshop backgrounds at PSD Graphics Make Photoshop Faster: 2 little tips to help speed up the tool web designers love to hate. Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop Our last Wallpaper of the Week was an image I had created using Pixelmator, and I really liked the outcome. The best part about it was that it was pretty easy to accomplish in Pixelmator, but I decided for perspective's sake to create the same effect in Photoshop. The process is easy as well, but with a few extra steps. As in the previous tutorial, I will show you how to create a digital bokeh effect, but this time in Photoshop. Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop. Step 2 Select the Ellipse Tool (U), and create a circle. Step 3 Select the ellipse and go to Edit>Define Brush. Step 4 Go to Window>Brushes (F5). Step 5 Before we start painting our bokehs let's create a new layer and fill it with a colorful gradient. Step 6 Let's create a new Folder in our Layer Palette. Step 7 Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Step 8 Create another layer and paint more brushes. Step 9 Create another layer and repeat the previous step, this time however use a much smaller brush. Conclusion Video Tutorial
Apprendre à utiliser Photoshop pour les nuls - tutoriel pour débutants Photoshop est un logiciel de traitement d'image professionnel qui permet de faire de la retouche photo, du dessin (digital painting), du graphisme ou encore du webdesign. Il est utilisé dans de nombreux domaines : les agences de publicité, les photographes, les graphistes, le cinéma ou encore les particuliers. Photoshop est édité par Adobe et fait partie d'un ensemble de logiciels : la Creative Suite. Même s'il peut paraître difficile à utiliser aux yeux d'un débutant, il n'en est rien. Dans ce cours, nous allons voir comment utiliser Photshop en faisant le tour des fonctionnalités importantes, pour comprendre la logique de cet outil très puissant. Si Photoshop n'est pas déjà installé sur votre PC ou Mac, il va falloir l'ajouter. L'objectif de cette première partie est de vous apprendre toutes les notions qu'il est indispensable de connaître pour pouvoir exploiter tout le potentiel de Photoshop. Cette seconde partie aborde des points plus ciblés :
Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial) This is a Photoshop tutorial on how to create a beautiful photo film strip, as seen in Apple's iLife package design ('06 version) and DigitalMash website. The warp tool will be used to create the twisting effect (so, you need Photoshop CS2 or above to complete this tutorial). With the completion of this tutorial, you will be able build a photo strip with your own photos or artwork. View Final Image Download Photoshop File 1. First, create a strip with the Pen tool (either in Photoshop or Illustrator). 2. Choose 3 photos of your choice and stack them together. 3. Adjust the layer opacity to 40 or 50% so you can see the guideline underneath. Repeat this step for the rest of the strip. 4. Organize the layers into groups (ie. strip 1, 2, 3, 4). Load selection from the shapes you created in step 1 and add a layer mask for each group (so you get a perfect smooth curve). 5. In masked group 1, create a new layer above the strip. Repeat this step for the other strips. 6. 7. 8. Bonus Tips
Free Photoshop Tutorials, Custom Shapes, Photo Effects, PSD Files and More Free Photoshop Tutorials || tu-torial.com Photoshop training, tutorials and learning resources | PhotoshopCAFE 34 Photoshop Tutorials That Will Leave You Looking Like A Pro Design This time we are bringing you a lot of Photoshop tutorials on all sorts of topics. It's meant to be a good collection for those who aren't quite pro yet, but want to be. From making amazing business cards to bringing a stone statue to life, these take us through hours and hours of practicing those skills. These tutorials are some of the best and varied out there. If you learn to master some of the techniques and tricks from these, you will be sure to land on your feet looking like a pro! Great and Interesting Photoshop Tutorials Photo Strip The warp tool is used to create a twisting effect (you need Photoshop CS2 or above). Create a Hellacious Flaming Skull This tutorial goes through all the steps of creating a flaming skull in Photoshop. Customized Product And Label Pay close attention when you do this tutorial. Print-Ready Business Card Design up a simple business card in Photoshop and get it ready for print with crop marks and bleed. Conclusion
Créer un site d’entreprise de A à Z 1/3 : Réflexion & Webdesign Design Spartan (Gaétan Weltzer) vous montre comment créer un site d’entreprise de A à Z en commençant par la phase de réflexion puis le webdesign. L’objectif de ce tutoriel assez long est d’offrir un cas pratique avec une réflexion derrière. En situation réelle pour une entreprise, comment se passe la réalisation d’un site Internet de présentation ? A lire avant de commencer Plutôt que de faire un simple tutoriel de webdesign, je souhaite vous emmener dans la création d’un site Internet pour une entreprise fictive de A à Z : de la phase de réflexion jusqu’à la mise en ligne du site en passant par le webdesign, l’intégration et le développement. Pour cet exercice, je vais vous montrer le procédé de création d’un site-vitrine qui est à peu près le même pour la majorité des entreprises souhaitant présenter leur activité et entrer en contact avec de potentiels clients. Ce tutoriel est découpé en 3 parties : – L’intégration HTML5/CSS3 La réflexion La préparation – Qui est cette entreprise ?
Photoshop Watercolor Painting Effect Tutorial Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop effects tutorial, we're going to learn how to easily make a photo look more like a watercolor painting. This photo effect works best on images where maintaining rich colors and strong contrast is more important than keeping any fine details, since you'll be losing a lot of detail with this effect. Creating the effect is as simple as duplicating some layers, applying a few filters, and using a few different layer blend modes, and the whole thing takes only a couple of minutes from start to finish. Any recent version of Photoshop will work just fine. Here's the image I'll be using for this tutorial: The original photo. And here's how it will look after applying our watercolor painting effect: The final watercolor painting effect. Let's get started! Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer Three Times The Layers palette in Photoshop showing the image on the Background layer. Step 2: Turn Off The Top Two Layers Step 3: Select "Layer 1"
Create a realistic folded paper text in Photoshop Today we will learn how to realize a folded paper text effect from scratch in Photoshop. We will firstly create the background using a couple of patterns, then we will work on the type treatment with the help of the pen tool, layer masks and other useful techniques related to dodge,burn and the transform tool. This tutorial is very simple to follow, so I suggest to everyone to give a try. Preview: Click to enlarge Become a Premium Member and get unlimited access to source files and premium resources for only 7$/month. Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop. *note for Mac users: ctrl=cmd, alt=option Step 2 Fill the background with a dark green (#41514c). Step 3 To create the textured effect of the background, I’ve used 2 of our soft grunge patterns created by Piervincenzo. Select the pattern2_380_hard and press ok to fill the background. Finally set the layer to overlay with opacity 50%. Step 4 Create another layer, this time fill it with pattern_9_380_hard. Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10